Wednesday, 16 March 2011

Lala Dhani Ram Chatrik

Lala Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876-1954) devoted all his life for the upliftment of Punjabi language. He standardized the type set for Gurmukhi script. His language, its ornmentation and subjects of his poetry are near and dear to common people. Lala Dhani Ram Chatrik wrote Fullan Di Tokri, Bharthri Hari Bikramajit, Nal Damayanti, Chandanwari, Dharmvir, Kesar Kiari, Nawan Jahan, Noor Jahan Badshah Beghum and Sufikhana.